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Six Ways to Juice Up the Labor Movement
The passage of the right-to-work law in Michigan was a blow to the labor movement.
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It’s Wages, Stupid! Progressive Tax Reform Alone Will Do Little to Close the Gap Between Haves and Productive Have-Nots
Stagnating real wages for low- and middle-income earners is the ultimate source of the widening US income gap.
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Republicans Are the Ruling Party of Billionaire-istan
If the Democratic Party doesn't hold Billionaire-istan accountable with new wealth taxes and protections for workers, then they will accomplish their all-out looting of America.
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The Price of Revolutionary Illusions
Robert Parry: The cost of a number of American's violent illusions is the brutal murder of children.
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EPA Chief to Step Down, With Climate Still Low Priority
Lisa P. Jackson is stepping down as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency after a four-year tenure that began with high hopes of sweeping action to address climate change …
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A Year in Review: Democracy & Detroit, 2012
Detroit is the largest of the internal colonies of Michigan. It is followed by Benton Harbor, Flint, Muskegon Heights, Pontiac and Highland Park. The aforementioned cities have been occupied …
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How to Effectively Rewrite the Second Amendment
The increase in murder-suicide, in multiple gun ownership, and the rise of right-wing evangelical civilian militias has caused Second Amendment arguments relating guns and regulated militias to pervade the …
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Newtown: How We Can Heed The Warnings
The wisest man I had the privilege of knowing in my life once said, “There is no nation, no matter how powerful, that cannot be destroyed by hate.” The …
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US Will Reach Federal Debt Limit on New Year’s Eve
Please support Truthout’s work by making a tax-deductible donation: click here to contribute. Washington, DC — The government will reach the $16.4 trillion debt limit Monday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told …
Ten Activist Success Stories from 2012, and Some Tools to Recreate Them
The year 2012 has seem many successful activist campaigns, here are Rabble's top ten.